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Winners of the 60th annual Grammy Awards have begun to be announced. We'll be live-updating the list of winners throughout the night. While the Grammy academy has not always been great at honoring hip-hop and R&B, the nominees seem a little more balanced this year with Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, and Jay-Z up for album of the year. As for the Rap Album Of The Year Category, Kendrick and Jay-Z will compete with Tyler, The Creator, Rapsody, and Migos. Check out the full list of nominees below. Winners will be bolded as they're announced.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"Awaken My Love!" Childish Gambino
"4:44" JAY-Z
"Damn" Kendrick Lamar
"Melodrama" Lorde
"24K Magic" Bruno Mars
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Despacito” Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi and Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
“4:44” Shawn Carter and Dion Wilson, songwriters (JAY-Z)
“Issues” Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
“1-800-273-8255” Sir Robert Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Alessia Caracciolo, Khalid Robinson, Drew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid)
“That’s What I Like” Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Redbone,” Childish Gambino
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“The Story of O.J.,” JAY-Z
“Humble,” Kendrick Lamar
“24K Magic,” Bruno Mars
 
BEST NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Love So Soft,” Kelly Clarkson
“Praying,” Kesha
“Million Reasons,” Lady Gaga
“What About Us,” P!nk
“Shape Of You,” Ed Sheeran
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kaleidoscope EP, Coldplay
Lust For Life, Lana Del Rey
Evolve, Imagine Dragons
Rainbow, Kesha
Joanne, Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Something Just Like This,” The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder,” Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still,” Portugal. The Man
“Stay,” Zedd & Alessia Cara
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Cosmic Hallelujah, Kenny Chesney
Heart Break, Lady Antebellum
The Breaker, Little Big Town
Life Changes, Thomas Rhett
From a Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“It Ain’t My Fault,” Brothers Osborne
“My Old Man,” Zac Brown Band
“You Look Good,” Lady Antebellum
“Better Man,” Little Big Town
“Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Body Like a Back Road,” Sam Hunt
“Losing You,” Alison Krauss
“Tin Man,” Miranda Lambert
“I Could Use a Love Song,” Maren Morris
“Either Way,” Chris Stapleton
BEST RAP ALBUM
4:44,  JAY-Z
Damn, Kendrick Lamar
Culture, Migos
Laila’s Wisdom, Rapsody
Flower Boy, Tyler, the Creator
BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
“Prblms,” 6lack
“Crew,” Goldlink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud,” JAY-Z featuring Beyoncé
“Loyalty,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
“Love Galore,” SZA featuring Travis Scott
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Emperor of Sand, Mastodon
Hardwired…to Self-Destruct, Metallica
The Stories We Tell Ourselves, Nothing More
Villains, Queens of the Stone Age
A Deeper Understanding, The War on Drugs
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“You Want It Darker,” Leonard Cohen
“The Promise,” Chris Cornell
“Run,” Foo Fighters
“No Good,” Kaleo
“Go to War,” Nothing More
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Get You,” Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis
“Distraction,” Kehlani
“High,” Ledisi
“That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
“The Weekend,” SZA
BEST R&B URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
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Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino
American Teen, Khalid
Ctrl, SZA
Starboy, the Weeknd
BEST DANCE ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Migration, Bonobo
3-D the Catalogue, Kraftwerk
Mura Masa, Mura Masa
A Moment Apart, Odesza
What Now, Sylvan Esso
BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Bambro Koyo Ganda,” Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa
“Cola,” Camelphat & Elderbrook
“Andromeda,” Gorillaz featuring Dram
“Tonite,” LCD Soundsystem
“Line of Sight,” Odesza featuring Wynne & Mansionair
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Baby Driver, (Various Artists)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2, (Various Artists)
Hidden Figures: The Album, (Various Artists)
La La Land, (Various Artists)
Moana: The Songs, (Various Artists)
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“City of Stars,” Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
“How Far I’ll Go,” Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)
“I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker),” Jack Antonoff, Sam Dew & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Zayn & Taylor Swift)
“Never Give Up,” Sia Furler & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Sia)
“Stand Up for Something,” Common & Diane Warren, songwriters (Andra Day featuring Common)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Arrival, Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
Dunkirk, Hans Zimmer, composer
“Game of Thrones”: Season 7, Ramin Djawadi, composer
Hidden Figures, Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer, composers
La La Land, Justin Hurwitz, composer
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
”Up All Night,” (Beck) Canada, video director; Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers
“Makeba” — (Jain) Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors; Yodelice, video producer
“The Story of O.J.” — (Jay-Z) Shawn Carter & Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, video producer
“Humble.” — (Kendrick Lamar) The Little Homies & Dave Meyers, video directors; Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, video producers
1-800-273-8255″ — (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid) Andy Hines, video director; Andrew Lerios, video producer
BEST MUSIC FILM
“One More Time With Feeling” (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) Andrew Dominik, video director; Dulcie Kellett & James Wilson, video producers
“Long Strange Trip” (The Grateful Dead) Amir Bar-Lev, video director; Alex Blavatnik, Ken Dornstein, Eric Eisner, Nick Koskoff & Justin Kreutzmann, video producers
“The Defiant Ones” (Various Artists) Allen Hughes, video director; Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, video producers
“Soundbreaking” (Various Artists) Maro Chermayeff & Jeff Dupre, video directors; Joshua Bennett, Julia Marchesi, Sam Pollard, Sally Rosenthal, Amy Schewel & Warren Zanes, video producers
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
Confessions of a Serial Songwriter, Shelly Peiken
Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In (Bernie Sanders), Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo
The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas, Dave Chappelle
Cinco, Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck of Dust, Sarah Silverman
What Now?, Kevin Hart
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Come From Away — Ian Eisendrath, August Eriksmoen, David Hein, David Lai & Irene Sankoff, producers; David Hein & Irene Sankoff, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Hello, Dolly! — Bette Midler, principal soloist; Steven Epstein, producer (Jerry Herman, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast Recording)


Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has come out to clear the air about her age.

The actress who turned a year older yesterday September 7, and was sent several 40th birthday wishes spoke with encomium.ng on how old she actually is.


“Yes, today is my birthday, and I am so happy and fulfilled about it. I give God the glory.”
 
On how old she is, the actress said:
“I am 34 today. I thank God for all He has done in my life.”
 
On talks about her being 40 and her lying about her age, she said:
 
“Who said I am not 34? If I claim that, don’t you know I still have elderly ones? What age do you want them to be? PlPlsease, I have not clocked 40, I am 34. I don’t know why people are getting it wrong.”


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TV producer, media personality, and entrepreneur, Vimbai Mutinhiri, is giving the world a never-before-seen insight into her struggles, disappointments, and triumphs in her new self-produced series, Veelosophy.
Veelosophy is a motivational series based on Vimbai personal experiences and motivated by the premise that “every trial we overcome is a cure for someone else who is fighting it.”
Connect and be inspired!
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Watch a sneak peek of the series below:


Photo Credit:
Hair and Makeup: Tsepo Kgapane
Styling: Sindile Dudumashe
Jump Suit: Toju Foyeh
Boxing gloves: Eden Lifestyle
Photographer: Reze Bonna
Shot on location at Randpark Golf Club, Joburg

 
BFN Worldwide All Stars which comprises of Rapper Hydra, Mestar Jamima, Da'FBI, Raidar X and Suppa Wede are on course to deliver a monster joint with Baseline Frontline act, Skales. The soon to be released single is titled; "Transaction" and it will come through with the official video.

BFN Worldwide Records is an Atlanta Georgia based music company which grooms five artiste.

The song is produced by Jay Pizzle and mastered by the sound master himself, Suka Sound.

Follow BFN on their Social Media Pages @BFN_Worldwide
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According to Allison P. Davies of www.thecut.comrising star Yvonne Orji is reinventing the way TV portrays the single woman. She is also a devout Christian and a Chris Rock approved stand up comedian.
In her interview, the 33-year old dishes it all out. She shares why she decided to keep her virginity till marriage.
Unlike Molly, the character she plays on Insecure Yvonne doesn’t date much. Being realistic she says
“I’m not the chick everyone would want to date. I’m not smashing. I’m not naïve. I know it’s 2017.”
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Yvonne Orji talks more about the differences between her and Molly. On the show Molly could be described as quite snobbish but when the curtains drop Yvonne Orji buys peanuts from the 99-cent store and goes home to a roommate.
Her role on the HBO breakout comedy series is quickly putting her face on the map.
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Before Insecure, the actress thought she would go into a career like Medicine. She did, in fact, get her Masters in Public Health, but she soon discovered comedy when she entered a campus beauty pageant as a favour to the organiser, and wound up performing a five-minute set about her family. She loved it — and, more important, she felt it was what God wanted her to do.
No doubt Yvonne Orji is carving her path in Hollywood.
Read the full interview on www.thecut.com

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Stylist: Rebecca Ramsey | @rebeccarams
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 The 13th edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA 2017 ) held last night at the prestigious Eko Hotels and Suites .
Many actresses put their best fashion foot forward .Stephanie Linus,Nse Ikpe Etim,Someleke, Bisola,Iyabo Ojo,Doris Simeon,RosalineMeurer ,Bimbo Akintola,Dayo Musa all stunned in exquisite outfits.
Checkout photos below














EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM


1. Bout – Nigeria


2. On Monday Last Week – Ghana/USA


3. A Place for Myself – Rwanda – winner


4. Silence – Nigeria


5. Kieza – Angola


6. Yemoja: Rise of the Orisa- Nigeria/UK


7. Marabout – Senegal


8. A Place in the Plane – Senegal – joint winner






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION


1. Black Barbie – Ghana


2. Got Flowers – Nigeria – winner


3. Gyrow – Nigeria


4. Pull – Nigeria






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY


1. Legacy Of The Hills – Mali


2. Makoko: Future Afloat – Nigeria


3. House in the Field – Morocco


4. Vivre Riche – Cote D’Ivoire


5. House of Nwapa – Nigeria


6. Mama Colonel – DRC – winner


7. The African Who Wanted To Fly – Gabon


8. La Colere Dans Le Vent (Anger in the Wind) – Niger






OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE


1. Logun Ofe – Nigeria


2. Call Me Thief – South Africa


3. Félicité – Senegal – winner


4. Vaya – South Africa






MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD


1. Saving Dreams – Nigeria/Canada


2. While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden – winner


3. Theory of Conflict- Nigeria/USA


A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco/Canada


5. Hell’s Fury- Nigeria/USA






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT


1. Kbela – Brazil – winner


2. Ca$h Out – USA


3. The Tale of Four – Curacao


4. 90 Days – USA – winner






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY


1. I Am Not Your Negro – Haiti/France


2. 13th – USA


3. Les heritiers du Vietnam (Martinique)


4. Horace Tapscott, Musical Griot – USA






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE


1. West Indies Gang – Guadeloupe – winner


2. Fences – USA


3. Birth of a Nation – USA


4. Double play – Curacao


5. Moonlight – USA






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION DESIGN


1. Call Me Thief – South Africa


2. Félicité- Senegal


3. 76 – Nigeria – winner


4. Queen of Katwe – Uganda


5. The Last of Us- Tunisia






AMAA 2017 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN


1. Queen of Katwe- Uganda – winner


2. Ayamma- Nigeria


3. Keteke – Ghana


4. The Last Of Us – Tunisia


5. Logun Ofe – Nigeria






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP


1. Dora’s Peace – South Africa


2. Oloibiri – Nigeria – winner


3. Ayamma- Nigeria


4. The Last of Us – Tunisia


5. Slow Country- Nigeria






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK


1. Vaya – South Africa


2. 93 Days- Nigeria


3. A Mile in My Shoes- Morocco


4. 76 – Nigeria


5. Félicité – Senegal – winner


6. While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT


1. Wulu – Mali


2. Oloibiri- Nigeria


3. Whale Caller – South Africa


4. Queen of Katwe – Uganda


5. Slow Country – Nigeria






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND


1. 93 Days – Nigeria


2. Félicité – Senegal


3. Vaya – South Africa – winner


4. Wulu- Mali


5. Dora’s Peace – South Africa






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY


1. The Last of Us – Tunisia – winner


2. The Whale Caller – South Africa


3. Félicité- Senegal


4. Vaya- South Africa


5. A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING


1. Call Me Thief- South Africa


2. Vaya – South Africa


3. While We Live – Burkina Faso/Sweden


4. CEO – Nigeria


5. Félicité- Senegal – winner






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY


1. Oloibiri – Nigeria


2. Dora’s Peace- South Africa


3. Félicité – Senegal


4. While We Live- Burkina Faso/Sweden


5. Vaya – South Africa – winner






AMAA 2017- LAGOS STATE AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM


1. Green White Green


2. 93 Days


3. CEO


4. 76 – winner


5. Ayamma


6. Oloibiri






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR


1. Pabillo Koza – Dora’s Peace


2. Medina Molanga – Queen of Katwe


3. Azwille Shanane-Madiba – Vaya


4. Austin Rose – Call Me Thief


5. Adam Kanyama– While We Live






TONY ELUMELU AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY


1. Funny Enough (Snaaks Genoeg) – South Africa


2. Three Wise Men – Nigeria – winner


3. Keteke – Ghana


4. A Trip To Jamaica – Nigeria






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


1. Adonijah Owiriwa – 76


2. Warren Matsimola – Vaya


3. Olu Jacobs – Oloibiri


4. Papi Mpaka – Félicité – winner


5. Richard Seruwazi – While We Live


6. Majid Michel – Slow Country






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE


1. Inna Moja – Wulu


2. Theresa Edem – Ayamma


3. Taiwo Ajai Lycet – Oloibiri


4. Nmonde Mbusi – Vaya


5. Somkele Idhalama – 93 Days


6. Angelique Kidjo – CEO – winner






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE


1. Sambassa Nzeribe – Slow Country


2. Ibrahim Koma – Wulu


3. Richard Mofe Damijo – Oloibiri


4. Amine Ennaji- A Mile in My Shoes


5. David Oyelowo – Queen of Katwe


6. Dann Jaques Mouton- Call Me Thief


7. Ramsey Noah – 76


8. Jahwar Soudani – Last Of Us – winner






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE


1. Vero Tshanda – Félicité – winner


2. Lydia Forson – Keteke


3. Lupita Nyong’o – Queen of Katwe


4. Bimbo Akintola – 93 Days


5. Josette Bushell-Mingo – While We Live


6. Rita Dominic – 76


7. Khabonina Quebeka – Dora’s Peace


8. Zimkhitha Nyoka – Vaya






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR


1. Happiness is a Four Letter Word –Thabang Molaya- South Africa


2. Green White Green – Abba Makama – Nigeria


3. Wulu – Daouda Coulibaly – Mali – winner


4. Bunjoko – Kizito Samuel – Uganda


5. The Last Of Us – Alaeddine Slim – Tunisia


6. Rain – Daniel Mugerwa – Uganda






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR


1. Daouda Coulibaly – Wulu


2. Steve Gukas – 93 Days


3. Mira Nair – Queen of Katwe


4. Izu Ojukwu – 76


5. Daryen Joshua- Call Me Thief


6. Akin Omotosho – Vaya – winner


7. Alain Gomis – Félicité


8. Ala Eddine Slim- The Last Of Us


9. Said Khallaf – A Mile in My Shoes






AMAA 2017 AWARD FOR BEST FILM


1. The Last Of Us – Tunisia


2. A Mile in My Shoes – Morocco


3. 76 – Nigeria


4. Vaya- South Africa


5. 93 Days – Nigeria


6. Queen of Katwe – Uganda


7. Félicité – Senegal – winner


8. Wulu – Mali


9. Call Me Thief – South Africa






LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD


Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia


AMAA 2017 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD


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With a sound that easily finds the middle ground between easy listening and R&B over honest and pensive lyrics, it should be no surprise that we are crushing on  Jhené Aiko.
She is just as beautiful as the songs she creates and sings.
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From makeup to hair, it’s clear the “While We’re Young” singer loves to experiment when it comes to her look.
When it comes to her eyes, Jhene loves to amplify the shape with smoldering dark shadows at the outer corner.
For artists, showcasing different sides of oneself through both music and style has become so paramount because of how many fans from different walks of life relate to them. Jhené does this fantastically not only with fashion via her stylist, Ade Samuel, but with her hair as well.
See some of her hot photos below:
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 07: Singer Jhene Aiko attends The Humane Society of The United States' To The Rescue gala at Paramount Studios on May 07, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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The !Heart Radio Music Awards 2016 Arrivals Featuring: Jhene Aiko Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 03 Apr 2016 Credit: Apega/WENN.com
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 02: Jhene Aiko attends the Daily Front Row's 3rd Annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards - Arrivals at Sunset Tower Hotel on April 2, 2017 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Definitely worth the crush!
Photo Credit: FashionBombDaily